Cert III Nail Technology case studies
Cert III Nail Technology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
SHB30321 Certificate III in Nail Technology is an Australian nationally recognised qualification listed on the National Training Register, first released on 16 December 2021 and currently at Release 1. It supersedes SHB30315 and is not equivalent to it, because the packaging rules, core units and elective units changed. The Cert III Nail Technology case studies are 5 cases and about 2,467 words.
1Client on Blood Thinners Requests Aggressive Cuticle Work
A 58-year-old regular client arrives for a manicure and mentions she started taking warfarin six weeks ago after a clot. Her nail folds are dry with visible hangnails on both thumbs, and she asks you to "cut the cuticles right back and push hard" because her last salon did it that way.
519 words, about 3 min2Gel Polish Client With Suspected Onycholysis After Two Weeks
A client had a gel polish application 14 days ago. She returns with the free edge of both middle fingernails lifting away from the nail bed, and the nail plate looks slightly yellow under the gel on the right hand.
525 words, about 3 min3Client With Diabetes Books a Pedicure With a Nick
A new client books a spa pedicure. On the health form she ticks diabetes and writes "type 2, controlled, no sores." During the soak you notice a small, dry crack between the toes on her right foot and a thickened, discoloured big toenail.
481 words, about 2 min4Acrylic Client With Itchy, Red Nail Folds
A client who has had acrylic enhancements for eight months returns for an infill. She reports itching and redness around the nail folds that started about three days ago, and she has small bumps on the sides of two fingers.
480 words, about 2 min5Busy Saturday: Sanitation and Scheduling Under Pressure
It is Saturday and you have six clients booked back to back between 9am and 3pm. At 10:15am a client knocks over a monomer pot, splashing the table and her sleeve.
462 words, about 2 min